Combination furniture.



PATENTE im? 14, i907;

be folded into the nlain frame as shown ill Fig. l orto be extended asshown in Fig. 2. The main freine l of the deviee is also provided withan auxiliary freine e Composed ot' parallel side bars e2 and transverseend bars e, and said frame is provided with the usual bed sprintrmaterial et, and the side bars and end bars of tlle auxiliary frame e ofthe nuln franle (t are preferablr composed of angle iron and the tops ofthe eorner posts or legs u" of the lnain frame a. lit in the eorners ofthe freine r when the latter is folded over the frame u its shown inlfigs. l, 2 and .3, and the franle e pivoted to the tops of the reareorner posts or legs e of the traine u as shown ntf, this eoi'lstruetionbeing best shown in Fig. o.

The su iplenlental frame t), or the part ll of the supplemental framewhich is pivoted to the front eorner posts of the inaili frame isprovided with supper-ts adapted to support it when in an extendedposition as shown in lligs. 2 and 3. These supports consist of two setsof legs y Connected by transverse bars g`l and pivotalllyY eonneetedwith or hinged to the opposite end. portions of therods b4, and' doublelink nlenlbers'g eonneeted with the rods b4 and with the leg members 7ill suoli manner that when the supplemental frame is extended as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, the lei,r members g may be lowered to support seidframe, and when the sup lenlental freine is folded within the main Fig.1, the said legr members may be folded so as to rest Within saidsupplemental frame ln the form oi eonstruetion shown, tlle top of thesupplemental frame is below the top ofthe man frame when the plu-ts areextended for use as a bed as eletti-lv indieslted in Figs, 2 and 3, andin prnetiee, l provide the sup ilelnental frame with n llulttress lawhieh is tfiieker than the mattress /lg enlpldved on the main frame.

In order to lfold the supplelllentlll fralne into the nlain frame asshown in Fig. l, the auxiliary part e of the lnain tralne nlnst befolded lines in Fig. 3, and tllis operation must also be repeated inevtending the supplemental freine, but when the sumilelnental frame isfolded into the n'lain frame as shown in Fig. 1 the auxiliary part e ofthe lnain franle is folded ther-novel', and when the supplemental frameis exlelldedlts shown in Fig. 2 the nllxlizlrv part e of the nlaiu franie is folded over onto the top of said main frame.. VVilell thesupplemental frame is folded into the nlain frame as shown in Fig. l,the mattress /l` rests on the strips fi of the main frame and thesupplemental fra'nle rests on said inattress, and if desired any amountof bedding or bedding material may be placed in the aine as shown inbaekwardly as indieated in dotted.

supplemental frame or between the parts b and l of said frame,

It will be observed that the Isupplemental frame Il may be entirel)`separated froln the untill frame rf. by simpl)v raising;r thesupplenlental lrltllle out of the loek forlned by the parts e and e, the`fornler being dropped into th(` latter ill order to connect said framesand when th(I said frames nre thus disconnected the)v nul)v be usedindepernlently ol each `other or both may 4be used separately asrouehes, dlvllns or snlall beds.

Havingr fnllr deseribed luy invention, what l ellliln als new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, isz-- 1. A eolnbimltiou article offurniture adapted to be used both as n bed and as a eoueh, comprising,ra main frame provided eentrallv and horizontally witll supports, asupplemental frame detaehablvpivoted in the front top portion of thelnain frame by means of vertically arranged slotted keepers secured tothe front eorner posts of the main frame, and headed lugs or projeetionssecured to the em'responrling,r parts of the supplemental fralll'e andadapted to enter said vertically slot ted keepers, said supplementalfrlllne bein;r also adapted to be folded into the niain frlune and to beextended in front thereof and provided with mattress springs and betweenits ends with folding legs, the main frame beineP also provided with anauxiliary frame whit-,h is hinged to the tops of the rear corner poststhereof and which is adapted to be folded over said lnain frame and reston the front eorner posts thereof. said auxiliary frame being alsoprovided With mattress springs.

2. A l-.onlbination artiele of furniture adapted to be used both as abed and a couch, eonlprisiner n main frame provided eentrally andlongitudinally with springs or supports, a supplemental fra-lnedetaellablyv pivoted in the` iront top portion of the nlrlin frame andprovided with nlattress springs and between the ends thereof lwitlll'oldable legs and adapted to be folded into the lnain frame and to beextended in front thereofl the main frame beine' also provided with anauxiliary frame which is hinged to the tops of the corner posts thereofand which is adapted to be folded over and rest ou the corner poststhereof, said auxiliary frame being;r also provided with mattresssprings.

Vln testimony that l elailn the foregoingr as my invention I have signedmy naine in presenee of the subseribing witnesses this 15th dav ofJanuary 1907.

i DAVID FRUEIIIJCU.

Witnesses:

Sinonimi Scinnsinon, .JAMES B. Ihn'snALE.

